College student 'ends life' as parents refuse to buy bike

CHUADANGA, July 28 (UNB): A 17-year-old college student allegedly ended his life by consuming poison over his parents' refusal to buy him a bike in Chuadanga.

The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hossain, a resident of Sadar upazila of the district. He was a Class XII student of Chuadanga Government College.

Family sources said Sabbir consumed poison on Wednesday night as his parents didn't buy him a bike despite his repeated pleas over the past few days.

Later, he was rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where he died during treatment around 11pm, said Mahabbur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Chuadanga Sadar police station.

The body has been kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.